Simply missing a day of work is very different than grouping together with a critical number of employees to miss work in an attempt to "educate" your employer of "how critical" you are to the operation.Bazooka Joe said:
Rare that someone gets fired for missing a day of work. There's most likely a list of reasons glossed over for the article.
That is a blatant attempt to harm the operation of the entity you work for, and as Texas is an 'at will' state, your employer is justified in considering your action as an inherent risk to the successful operation of the business and letting you go.
I'll make it a point in the next week to get a Hat Creek burger.